The Fly

1986 · directed by David Cronenberg

Rating

84/100

Hit

yes

Prestige lists

Criterion

When brilliant, eccentric scientist Seth Brundle makes a huge technological breakthrough in teleportation, he decides to test it on himself. Unbeknownst to him, a common housefly manages to get inside the device and the two become one.

The Fly (1986), directed by David Cronenberg, rates 84/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Jeff Goldblum
• Geena Davis
• John Getz
• Joy Boushel
• Leslie Carlson
• George Chuvalo
• Michael Copeman
• David Cronenberg
• Carol Lazare
• Shawn Hewitt

Crew

• Mark Irwin — Director of Photography
• Ronald Sanders — Editor
• Howard Shore — Original Music Composer
• Charles Edward Pogue — Screenplay
• David Cronenberg — Screenplay

More from David Cronenberg

1. Dead Ringers (1988) — 81/100 · hit
2. Eastern Promises (2007) — 79/100
3. To Each His Own Cinema (2007) — 79/100
4. A History of Violence (2005) — 78/100
5. Videodrome (1983) — 75/100
6. The Dead Zone (1983) — 74/100

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